FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2022 **This event will conclude at 9pm** Due to the extreme cold temperatures across the central United States, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) has declared a maximum generation event for the entire territory. Great River Energy (GRE), Lake Region Electric Cooperative’s (LREC) wholesale power provider, is taking the appropriate steps to…
SCAM ALERT! LREC members have reported receiving telephone calls from numbers attempting to collect on delinquent power bills or billing corrections. If you receive a call from any number demanding payment or your power will be disconnected, hang up and consider reporting the incident to local authorities. The following numbers will be used if LREC is contacting members:…
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2022 A combined retirement of $1.86 million in patronage capital credits was approved by your Board of Directors for 2022. The ability to retire capital credits is a sign of the cooperative’s financial strength. LREC has steadily increased the amount of capital credits retired over the last decade. This will be 10 consecutive years in which…
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2022 LREC Celebrates 85 Years!85 years ago in 1937, local farm families were looking for a better way. They had a vision along with the grit, determination, and ability to build consensus that was necessary to build their own electric cooperative. These pioneers of rural electrification brought themselves more than electric lights,…
MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2022 LREC’s off-peak wholesale power rates from Great River Energy (GRE) are rising due to increases in the wholesale power market, which is primarily driven by the wholesale natural gas market. LREC has absorbed multiple wholesale off-peak rate increases over the years, to keep off-peak rates stable for our members. Our dual…
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2022 Candidates for the LREC Board of Directors will be nominated in districts 2, 5, and 8. Meetings will be held in each of the three nominating districts. All members are invited, although only members of each district can vote but voting can only occur in-person. Livestreams of the meetings will be…
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2022 Inflation and Natural Gas Prices Drive the Need for Additional RevenueWith the rate of inflation and high cost of natural gas increasing Great River Energy (GRE) wholesale costs, we are anticipating the need to collect more revenue within the next 12 to 18 months. We anticipate an approximate 6% increase in GRE…
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2022 During the quarterly allocation of Operation Round Up (ORU) funding, Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) awarded $10,000 this October. The ORU Board of Trustees granted funding to five local organizations at their October 10th meeting, bringing LREC’s total donation amount to $514,870 since 2007. Organizations receiving funds were: To learn more about…